Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss: 5 Of His Children’s Books That Every Adult Needs To Read

If you grew up reading, Dr. Seuss should have ideally been a favourite on your bookshelves. His stories were super fun, the rhymes were lovely and, thankfully, they didn't really have a moral compass or inclination, which meant we were free to interpret it the way we wished. Today, as we celebrate his 113th birth anniversary, here's taking a look at some of his best works that you can still re-read and refresh all those childhood lessons if not memories.

1. Oh The Places You'll Go

The childhood classic follows the story of "You", who decides to leave town and set out to see the world. In typical Dr. Seuss fashion, the journey is interesting and fun but also filled with risks, failures, and hardships.

Childhood lesson: Life is filled with a series of ups and downs. But you'll survive.

Adult lesson: Get out there, and grab the world by its horns; there will be ups and downs, but you'll learn to deal with it all.

2. Horton Hears A Who

Horton, the friendly elephant, has his life turned upside down when he hears a voice coming out of a flower. He goes on to discover a whole world of people, "the whos" who are tiny, speck-sized creatures living in their own sweet universe.

Childhood lesson: Every person is important

Adult lesson: You'll meet all sorts of people in life, and it's up to you to decide who stays in your life and who doesn't.

3. Yertle The Turtle And Other Short Stories

Yertle the Turtle was the rebellious story everyone loved. The story of King Yertle, who forced his turtle subjects to stack on top of each other just so that he could be the king of "all that he sees", is a hilarious tale. When the lone turtle at the bottom, Mack, stand up and topples everyone, Yertle falls flat on his face.

Childhood lesson: Bullies always have to pay.

Adult lesson: You can always walk away, and make a different choice from the rest of the world.

4. The Butter Battle Book

One of his lesser known stories, The Butter Battle Book, is about the Yooks and Zooks who are fighting a war over butter. The Yooks want to eat the bread with the butter side up, while the Zooks prefer to eat the bread with the butter side down.

Childhood lesson: Nothing really gets solved with violence.

Adult lesson: Pick your battles sensibly.

5. I Had Trouble In Getting To Solla Sollew

This book is about an unnamed protagonist who is invited to move to Solla Sollew, where there are lesser troubles. Unfortunately, his journey to get there gets him into far more trouble than he was in earlier.

Childhood lesson: The grass is always greener on the other side.

Adult lesson: Escaping your troubles might not always be the best solution. Try facing, and solving them instead.